alone a show that would be so entertaining so i just want to say i am totally on board of that idea jon if you're listening out there i want to point i promise at that for my ranting today i have more as usual for you later in the week. the sky. the line will come down. some last few carriers will be singing. ladies and gentlemen the justice system has just given us a glimmer of hope when it comes to court cases surrounding the punishment of whistleblowers see just a short while back we first told you about thomas drake former n.s.a. employee who was accused of felony espionage charges when he shared information about wasteful government spending with the newspaper the baltimore sun now the original sentence from drake was approximately thirty five years behind bars until earlier this year when prosecutors realized that they didn't have a strong enough case against him and ease their accusations from espionage to exceeding of the authorized use of a computer just a misdemeanor charge sudden change of heart that happened to take place right after the new yorker's jane mayer detailed the